Cosentino launches EARTHIC® by Silestone®XM in partnership with Formafantasma
2024年5月21日 - 12:28AM
Cosentino, global leader company producing sustainable
surfaces for architecture and design, has unveiled
EARTHIC® by
Silestone®XM, which fuses together
unconventional
and reclaimed materials to
create a sustainable surface
concept that sets a new benchmark for the industry.
Developed
in collaboration with the
iconic Italian studio Formafantasma,
EARTHIC® reinforces Cosentino's long-term commitment in the effort
to become a more sustainable company, and continues to pave a path
to tangibly
minimize the impact of
surfaces in the future.
“EARTHIC® aims to
raise awareness about the importance of design beyond aesthetics
and prioritizes sustainable production processes”, said
Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of
Formafantasma. “Our collaboration with Cosentino is an attempt to
design from the inside out - where the aesthetic choices
corresponds directly to ethical and sustainable choices”.
EARTHIC® by
Silestone®XM was introduced in April 2024. Representing the
next generation of mineral hybriq surfaces, Silestone®XM
distinguishes colors and collections brought to the market by
having a maximum crystalline silica
content of 10%. And, thanks to Cosentino’s
Hybriq+® technology, this collection is also produced with
100% renewable electrical energy and
99% recycled water.
EARTHIC® is a capsule
collection that offers a new concept design, with an
advanced composition of up to
30% recycled materials including:
recycled glass, PET, bio-resin
and Dekton® fragments. With EARTHIC®,
Cosentino and Formafantasma propose a new and more sustainable
approach to surface design. In example, by using recycled discarded
Dekton® fragments, the extraction of new raw materials is avoided.
Moreover, when manufacturing the surfaces, post-consumer bio-resin
(between 16% and 23%) derived from vegetable oil and recycled
cooking oil is used, as well as plastic bottles, which are
transformed into distinctive scales that reveal their unique
characteristics on the surface.
EARTHIC® is divided
into two colors series:
EARTHIC / FFROM X
FORMAFANTASMA Three colors series that reflects the
material's origin and sourcing as well as the process of
transforming recycled materials into something new.
FFROM 01: A
gray surface speckled with white recycled PET fragments creating a
subtle yet intricate pattern that draws the eye and adds depth to
its composition.
FFROM 02: A
darker tone of gray elegantly punctuated with white accents,
creating a visually attractive contrast. A shade of gray with a
sense of modernity and minimalism.
FFROM 03: A
mesmerizing yet elegant and anthracite background with recycled PET
scales scattered across the surface resembles the night sky or a
geological specimen.
EARTHIC / RAW X
COSENTINO STUDIO Patterns and colors that capture the
material essence in its most authentic state, combined with shapes
that express a new aesthetic.
RAW A: A color
endowed with a soft dark veined pattern over a white background
that reveals an intricate design evoking a sense of natural
elegance, reminiscent of refined stones found in nature.
RAW G: A serene
and natural concrete canvas with subtle copper touches intertwined
with nebulous veins that add a sense of fluidity.
RAW D: A dark
natural rock backdrop provides a mood of tranquility and solid
elegance. Diffused streaks of bronze weaves through a charcoal
landscape.
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